Oh baby! Have we got a lot to share about dogs and babies. This blog is written by Certified Professional Dog Trainer Jenn Merritt and her dog Royal. Jenn specializes in helping expectant pet parents and pet parents with new babies adapt to life with their dogs. Royal specializes in squirrel investigation, attempted motorcycle herding, and sleeping belly up.

Monday, June 4, 2012

K9 Kindness Launches No Choke Challenges

I am so excited to tell you about what Jenn and other local reward based dog trainers are doing with K9 Kindness!!

K9 Kindness is a public awareness project in the
Triangle region of North Carolina that is dedicated to humane education
and promoting reward based (pain-free) alternatives to dog training
techniques and collars designed to hurt, startle, and punish. One of their projects is called the No Choke Challenge.

The No Choke Challenge helps humans and dogs learn a more rewarding way
to walk together. Prong, choke and shock
collars can be exchanged for a free Walk Your Dog With Love Harness, a
K9 Kindness treat pouch, treats, a Jing-A-Ling Dog Bandana, and a
five minute lesson with a reward based trainer.

Here's a very happy human and her dog enjoying their new harness from the No Choke Challenge...

Check out this video from the No Choke Challenge that took place on June 2nd at the Durham Animal Protection Society's Walk for the Animals:

How can you help K9 Kindness and their mission to provide humane education and humane training equipment to dogs and people in the Triangle?

Donate-K9 Kindness needs donations to support their programs and outreach. You can make a tax deductible donation on the K9 Kindness website here.

Be Our Friend-Friend K9 Kindness on Facebook and ask your friends to friend us too. The more people that learn about reward based training, the more we can help dogs in the Triangle and beyond.

Volunteer-K9 Kindness is completely volunteer run and we need volunteers to spread our message, participate at booths at various dog events, etc. Contact Jenn for details on volunteering by visiting the K9 Kindness website.

Upcoming No Choke
Challenges include September 8th, 10am-4pm, at the NCSU Vet School Dog Olympics in
Raleigh and October 6th, 10am-2pm, at the Paws4Ever Walk for Animal Protection at Southern Village in
Chapel Hill.